1951 BRDC International Trophy
# 1951 BRDC International Trophy

The 3rd BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 5 May 1951 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run to Formula One regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 scheduled laps. However, the race was stopped after just six laps due to torrential rain and flooding. British driver Reg Parnell, driving a Ferrari 375, was declared the winner.

## Results

### Final – 6 Laps

| Pos | No. | Driver | Chassis | Time/Ret. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 35 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari 375 | 16:48, 61.89mph |
| 2 | 31 | Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago T26C | +21s |
| 3 | 14 | Graham Whitehead | ERA B-Type | +1 lap |
| 4 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo 159 | +1 lap |
| 5 | 33 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap |
| 6 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +1 lap |
| 7 | 7 | Tony Rolt | Delage Type 15 S8 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 29 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap |
| 9 | 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo 159 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 3 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo 159 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 32 | Henri Louveau | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap |
| 12 | 34 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap |
| 13 | 30 | Geoff Richardson | RRA-ERA | +1 lap |
| 14 | 19 | Stirling Moss | HWM-Alta | +1 lap |
| 15 | 10 | Bob Gerard | ERA B-Type | +1 lap |
| 16 | 4 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo 159 | +1 lap |
| 17 | 26 | B. Bira | Maserati 4CLT-48 | +1 lap |
| NC | 21 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT-48 | +2 laps |
| NC | 20 | Harry Schell | Maserati 4CLT-48 | +2 laps |
| NC | 22 | David Hampshire | Maserati 4CLT-48 | +2 laps |
| NC | 25 | David Murray | Maserati 4CLT-48 | +2 laps |
| NC | 27 | Robert Manzon | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps |
| NC | 5 | Joe Kelly | Alta GP | +3 laps |
| NC | 8 | Gordon Watson | Alta F2 | +3 laps |
| Ret. | 9 | Edward Miles-Martin | ERA A-Type | 2 laps, accident |
| Ret. | 12 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | ERA B-Type | 2 laps, accident |
| DNS | 11 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | ERA B-Type | - |
| DNS | 6 | Tony Gaze | Alta-F2 | - |
| DNS | 17 | George Abecassis | HWM-Alta | - |

### Heats – 15 Laps

| Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Ret. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Corse | 28:27, 91.39mph |
| 2 | Reg Parnell | GA Vandervell | +3s |
| 3 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Corse | +45s |
| 4 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | +46s |
| 5 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | Brian Shawe-Taylor | +1:13 |
| 6 | Stirling Moss | Hersham and Walton Motors | +1:54 |
| 7 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | +1 lap |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Enrico Plate | +1 lap |
| 9 | Tony Rolt | Rob Walker Racing | +1 lap |
| 10 | David Murray | Scuderia Ambrosiana | +1 lap |
| 11 | Duncan Hamilton | Duncan Hamilton | +1 lap |
| 12 | Joe Kelly | Joe Kelly | +1 lap |
| 13 | Edward Miles-Martin | Edward Miles-Martin | +2 laps |
| NC | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | +7 laps |
| Ret | John James | John James | 3 laps |
| Ret | George Abecassis | Hersham and Walton Motors | 3 laps |
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Time/Ret. |
| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | 27:51, 93.36mph |
| 2 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Corse | +31s |
| 3 | B. Bira | Ecurie Siam | +59s |
| 4 | Bob Gerard | Bob Gerard | +1:01 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | +1:15 |
| 6 | David Hampshire | David Hampshire | +1:36 |
| 7 | Philippe Étancelin | Philippe Étancelin | +1 lap |
| 8 | Graham Whitehead | Peter Whitehead | +1 lap |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Enrico Plate | +1 lap |
| 10 | Geoff Richardson | Geoff Richardson | +1 lap |
| 11 | Henri Louveau | Ecurie Rosier | +1 lap |
| 12 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | +1 lap |
| 13 | Tony Gaze | Tony Gaze | +2 lap |
| 14 | Gordon Watson | Gordon Watson | +2 laps |
